Word Explorer
Caravans
A convoy or procession of travelers, their vehicles and cargo, and any pack animals, especially camels crossing a desert.
📖 Definitions of "Caravans"
- 1
A convoy or procession of travelers, their vehicles and cargo, and any pack animals, especially camels crossing a desert.
- 2
A furnished vehicle towed behind a car, etc., and used as a dwelling when stationary.
- 1
To travel in a caravan (procession).
"The wedding party got in their cars and caravaned from the chapel to the reception hall."
- 2
To travel and/or live in a caravan (vehicle).
"When my parents retired they really got back into caravanning."
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Caravans"
Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| wagon trainnoun | A number of horse-drawn wagons traveling together for safety. |
| vannoun | A covered motor vehicle used to carry goods or (normally less than ten) persons, usually roughly cuboid in shape, Depending on the type of van, it can be bigger or smaller than a pickup truck and SUV, and longer and higher than a car but relatively smaller than a truck/lorry or a bus. |
| trainnoun | Elongated or trailing portion. |
| bogiesnoun | (golf) A score of one over par on a hole. |
| campersnoun | A person who camps, especially in a tent etc. |
| carriagesnoun | (dated) Used to specify the time that an event will end (e.g. when people would leave in their carriages) |
| convoysnoun | A group of vehicles travelling together for safety, especially one with an escort. |
| sitesnoun | (Internet) A website. |
| trailersnoun | An unpowered wheeled vehicle (not a caravan or camper) that is towed behind another, and used to carry equipment, etc., that cannot be carried in the leading vehicle. |
| vehiclesnoun | the sixth album by folk guitarist Sandy Bull, released in 1992 through Timeless Recording Society. |
| wagonsnoun | A heavier four-wheeled (normally horse-drawn) vehicle designed to carry goods (or sometimes people). |
| caravansarynoun | Alternative spelling of caravanserai. [(chiefly historical) A roadside inn, usually having a central courtyard where caravans (see sense 3) can rest, providing accommodation for travellers along trade routes in Asia and North Africa.] |
| caravanserainoun | (chiefly historical) A roadside inn, usually having a central courtyard where caravans (see sense 3) can rest, providing accommodation for travellers along trade routes in Asia and North Africa. |
| travellersnoun | One who travels, especially to distant lands. |
| travelersnoun | "Travelers" is the fifteenth episode of the fifth season of American science fiction television series The X-Files, and the 111th episode of the series overall. |
| carloadsnoun | (rail transport, US, Canada) The quantity of goods that can be carried in a freight car. |
| chariotsnoun | A light (four-wheeled) carriage used for ceremonial or pleasure purposes. |
| convoynoun | A group of vehicles travelling together for safety, especially one with an escort. |
| carloadnoun | (rail transport, US, Canada) The quantity of goods that can be carried in a freight car. |
| camelsnoun | A mammalian beast of burden, much used in desert areas, of the genus Camelus. |
🎨 Adjectives for "Caravans"
Popular adjectives used to describe this word in books.
📝 Common Phrases with "Caravans"
Words that come before
Translate “Caravans” into Another Language
Pick a language — the word will be pre-filled in the translator.